July 2003 Walkable Communities and Pedestrian Safety

The following excerpt is from an article published by the City of College Station Development Services newsletter in PDF format.

Last week, the Long Range Planning Division participated in a half-day workshop to assess pedestrian safety conditions in Northgate. Neighborhood Services Staff Planner Katie Elrod organized the workshop through Trans Texas Alliance, which is partly founded by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). Gonzalo Camacho, PE of Camacho & Associates in Houston was the facilitator and encouraged participants to explore pedestrian safety concerns and design possibilities in the Northgate area.

Long range planning staff benefited tremendously from the interaction provided by other workshop participants that included Planning & Zoning Commissioners Ken Reynolds and Bill Davis, staff from College Station departments of Parks, Public Works and Fire, as well as City of Bryan, TxDOT, Brazos Transit, TAMU Transportation Services, Northgate merchants, and the private sector. The workshop was very timely as well since the City of College Station recently adopted the Northgate Redevelopment Plan and has proposed numerous street and pedestrian improvements affecting the Northgate area for the City's bond election.